TEACHER TOOLS

Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners:
Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth

executive_summary.pdf

Home Connections Assignments

Home Connections Assignments.doc

Assessment

Assesment Template: an English and Spanish literacy skills and strategies rating scale

Assesment Template.DOC
Assessment Sample.

Social Studies Building lessons on U.S. Regions

http://www.mrsruss.com/Teachers/regions.html

Writing

Math

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The current district program is Everyday Mathematics. Below are some websites that are helpful to support and/or supplement the curriculum:

Juegos cooperativos
Pruebas de matemáticas
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (English & Spanish)
Standards Based Math Activities

Librarians

Ten things that will help ELLs get the most out of the library http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/33008

Graphic Organizers

Education Place Graphic Organizers in Spanish

U-46 Teacher Resources for ELLs

Desarrollo del Vocabulario.doc Vocabulary Development.doc Estrategias de Lectura.doc Reading Strategies.doc Literatura.doc Literature.doc

Create Crossword Puzzles

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/crossword/

Reading

http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/28238
http://www.web-pop.com/readersindexflash.html
- upper elementary audio books read to the children or can be read alone.
http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/2_Reading/2_Audio_Stories/11_Rock_Solid/index.htmlstyle="COLOR: black"> – short passages with audio support.
http://www.aesopfables.com/style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> - Aesop Fables including morals – some with audio support.
http://aesopfables.com/

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/storyhour/online books

http://www.bygosh.com/kidsstories.htm illustrated short stories for children

http://www.classicfairytales.com/en/main
Some Andersen and Grimm fairy tales.
http://www.bygosh.com/childrensclassics.htm - classics for younger and older children

Teaching About primary and Secondary Sources

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES VIDEO

ESL Sites

ESL game boards http://bogglesworldesl.com/esl_games.htm
ESL Connect
http://a4esl.org/a/v.htmlstyle="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> - leveled parts of speech and vocabulary quizzes.
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/vocab/index.htmstyle="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> - basic vocabulary with picture support.
[[http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/index.htm#practical<span|http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/index.htm#practicalstyle="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> – basic vocabulary for the older ESL student. http://a4esl.org/a/g.htmlstyle="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> - grammar quizzes - easy, medium and difficult. http://www.eslflashcards.com/style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> - flashcards for basic English http://www.timelessteacherstuff.com/ESL.htmlstyle="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> - ESL sites for beginning and advanced students.[[http://printables.familyeducation.com/Phonics|http://printables.familyeducation.com/]]

Newcomers Curriculum

WIDA "Can Do" Descriptors for ELLs in English and Spanish

CAN DO Spanish.pdf

Newcomers Spanish Literacy Roadmap.doc

Newcomers ESL Functional-Topical Roadmap.doc
Newcomers ESL Roadmap.doc
Literacy Block R.doc
Sp. Lit Genre Studies by Month.doc
Common mistakes in Spanish writing (chart)

Errores comunes.doc

Newcomers 5-6 Academic Vocab.doc

Basic Sight Words-English.doc

ESL centers games

ELL Centers Activities Two Per Week.doc

More Teacher Tools

http://www.extrareading.com
American Library Association "Best Websites for Kids"
[[http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE.htmlstyle="FONT-FAMILY]]: Times New Roman"> - More Readers Theater
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html - “
CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature.”